July 4, 1888 ~ Wednesday

July 4, 1888
Independance
The Gentiles & Mormons are Amalgamating to
day in Salt Lake City to celebrate the fourth of
July In company with G. Q. Cannon & Joseph
F Smith I went to the City Hall & saw the procession
Pass we then returned to the Gordo House

I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters I had
company in the Evening at the Gardo House to see the fire
works on the Hill we staid upon the roof untill near
Midnight then the family went home

July 5, 1888 ~ Thursday

5 I signed 37 Recommends. I received 25 Letters
I wrote 8 Letters 6 Public & to Jaques & Sarah & Mary
I went to the farm & spent the night 3 Miles

July 6, 1888 ~ Friday

6. Hawkins finished boring My Artecians wells the
first one He sunk 300 feet without thwater He
then drew the pipes up to 125 feet and stoped
at a stream of sulpher water of 12 gallons to
the Minute He then dug me another well 8564 feet
got 10 gallons to the munite of good soft soda
water the whole cost me $215.40 I spent the day
at hard work Hoeing watering &c was quite weary
at night

July 7, 1888 ~ Saturday

7 I spent most of this day watering I received
10 Letters

July 8, 1888 ~ Sunday

8 Sunday I spent most of the day reading

July 9, 1888 ~ Monday

9 I went to the Gordo in the Morning Met with several
Banking Men Then Met with the State Board of Education
Then Met with the Board of Zions savings Bank ^ ^ we closed our
U. S. suit with Peters & Dyer. I signed a Note for $157,666.15

July 4, 1888 ~ Wednesday

July 4, 1888 Independance [FIGURE] The Gentiles & Mormons are Amalgamating to day in Salt Lake City to celebrate the fourth of July In company with G. Q. Cannon & Joseph F Smith I went to the City Hall & saw the procession Pass we then returned to the Gordo House

I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters I had company in the Evening at the Gardo House to see the fire works on the Hill we staid upon the roof untill near Midnight then the family went home

July 5, 1888 ~ Thursday

5 [FIGURE] I signed 37 Recommends. I received 25 Letters I wrote 8 Letters 6 Public & to Jaques & Sarah & Mary I went to the farm & spent the night 3 Miles

July 6, 1888 ~ Friday

6. Hawkins finished boring My Artecians wells the first one He sunk 300 feet withoutwater He then drew the pipes up to 125 feet and stoped at a stream of sulpher water of 12 gallons to the Minute He then dug me another well64 feet got 10 gallons to the munite of good soft soda water the whole cost me $215.40 I spent the day at hard work Hoeing watering &c was quite weary at night

July 7, 1888 ~ Saturday

7 I spent most of this day watering I received 10 Letters

July 8, 1888 ~ Sunday

8 Sunday I spent most of the day reading

July 9, 1888 ~ Monday

9 FIGURES I went to the Gordo in the Morning Met with several Banking Men Then Met with the State Board of Education Then Met with the Board of Zions savings Bank [FIGURE] we closed our U. S. suit with Peters & Dyer. I signed a Note for $157,666.15